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Suzuki Harunobu

18th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Harunobu's courtesan—most likely dreaming of the moment when she leaves her childhood home to begin a happy marriage—will shortly waken to be confronted once again with the reality surrounding her. To distinguish the corporeal from the noncorporeal, Harunobu renders the characters inside the dream bubble in gray and leaves the rest of the background unprinted.

Artist

Suzuki Harunobu

Date

18th century

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929